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1 vaciller
vaciller [vasije]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verba. ( = chanceler) [personne] to sway (to and fro)b. [flamme, lumière] to flicker* * *vasijeverbe intransitif1) ( être chancelant) [personne] to be unsteady on one's legs; [jambes] to be unsteady2) ( osciller) [personne, objet] to sway; [lumière, flamme] to flicker3) ( se détériorer) [santé, mémoire, raison] to fail; [pouvoir, majorité] to weaken* * *vasije vi1) (= sur ses jambes) [personne] to be unsteady on one's feet2) [bougie, lumière] to flicker* * *vaciller verb table: aimer vi1 ( être chancelant) [personne] to be unsteady on one's legs; [jambes] to be unsteady;2 ( osciller) [personne, objet] to sway; [lumière, flamme] to flicker;3 ( se détériorer) [santé, mémoire, raison] to fail; [pouvoir, majorité] to weaken;4 ( hésiter) [volonté, politique] to waver; vaciller dans ses résolutions to waver in one's resolutions.[vasije] verbe intransitif2. [chaise, pile de livres] to wobble3. [flamme] to flicker -
2 chanceler
chanceler [∫ɑ̃s(ə)le]➭ TABLE 4 intransitive verb* * *ʃɑ̃sleverbe intransitif1) ( perdre l'équilibre) [personne] to stagger; [objet] to wobble2) ( manquer de fermeté) to waver3) ( être menacé) [pouvoir, trône] to totter; [santé] to be precarious* * *ʃɑ̃s(ə)le vi* * *chanceler verb table: appeler vi1 ( perdre l'équilibre) [personne] to stagger, to reel; [objet] to wobble; le coup le fit chanceler the blow made him stagger ou reel;2 ( manquer de fermeté) [résolution, courage, foi] to waver; chanceler dans ses opinions to waver;3 ( être menacé) [pouvoir, gouvernement, trône] to totter; [santé] to be precarious.[ʃɑ̃sle] verbe intransitif -
3 osciller
osciller [ɔsile]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb* * *ɔsileverbe intransitif1) ( se balancer) [pendule] to swing; [navire] to rock; [foule] to sway2) ( fluctuer) [monnaie] to fluctuate* * *ɔsile vi1) [pendule] to swing, [personne] to rock2) figosciller entre — to waver between, to fluctuate between
3) TECHNIQUE to oscillate* * *osciller verb table: aimer vi1 ( se balancer) [pendule] to swing; [navire] to rock; [foule] to sway; [tête] to roll from side to side;2 ( fluctuer) [monnaie] to fluctuate;3 ( hésiter) to vacillate (entre between).[ɔsile] verbe intransitif1. [bouger - pendule, objet suspendu] to oscillate, to swing, to sway ; [ - branche, corde] to sway, to swing ; [ - arbre, statue] to sway ; [ - aiguille aimantée] to flicker ; [ - personne, tête] to rock2. [varier]osciller entre to vary ou to fluctuate betweenosciller entre deux options to waver ou to hesitate between two options -
4 dérailler
dérailler [deʀαje]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verba. [train] to derail• faire dérailler [+ train, négociations] to derail* * *deʀɑjeverbe intransitif2) (colloq) ( perdre l'esprit) [vieillard] to go senile, to lose one's marbles (colloq); ( tenir des propos incohérents) to rave, to ramble; ( se tromper) to talk through one's hat (colloq)* * *deʀɒje vi1) [train] to derail, to be derailed2) * to be off one's rocker *Il déraille complètement. — He's completely off his rocker.
* * *dérailler verb table: aimer vi1 Rail to derail, to go off the rails; faire dérailler un train to derail a train;2 ○( perdre l'esprit) [vieillard] to go senile, to lose one's marbles○; ( tenir des propos incohérents) to rave, to ramble; ( se tromper) to talk through one's hat○; mais tu dérailles! you're talking through your hat○!;[deraje] verbe intransitif1. RAIL to go off ou to leave the rails2. (familier) [fonctionner mal] to be on the blink3. (familier) [déraisonner] to go off the rails[se tromper] to talk through one's hat -
5 fléchir
fléchir [fle∫iʀ]➭ TABLE 21. transitive verba. ( = plier) to bend ; [+ articulation] to flexb. ( = faire céder) to sway2. intransitive verba. ( = plier) to bend ; [poutre, genoux] to sagb. ( = faiblir) to weakenc. ( = diminuer) [attention] to flag ; [cours de Bourse] to dropd. ( = céder) to yielde. forme fléchie [de mot] inflected form* * *fleʃiʀ
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1) ( plier) to bend2) ( ébranler) to sway [personne, opinion]; to weaken [volonté]
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verbe intransitif1) ( ployer) [poutre] to sag; [genoux] to bend; [jambes] to give way2) ( faiblir) [attention] to flag; [courage] to waver; [volonté] to weaken; [production, demande] to fall off; [prix] to fall (de by)sans fléchir — ( stoïquement) unflinchingly; ( obstinément) stubbornly
* * *fleʃiʀ1. vt1) [corps, genou] to bend2. vi1) [poutre] to sag3) (= baisser) [prix] to fall off* * *fléchir verb table: finirA vtr1 ( plier) to bend;B vi1 ( ployer) [poutre] to sag, to bend; [genoux] to bend; [jambes] to give way;2 ( faiblir) [attention] to flag, to falter; [courage] to waver; [volonté, résistance] to weaken; [production, demande] to fall off; [cours, euro] to weaken, to fall; [prix] to fall, to come down; fléchir de 2% to fall by 2%;3 ( céder) [personne, armée] to yield; ( s'adoucir) [personne] to relent; se laisser fléchir to relent, to let oneself be swayed; sans fléchir ( stoïquement) unflinchingly; ( obstinément) stubbornly.[fleʃir] verbe transitif2. [apitoyer - juge, tribunal] to move to pity————————[fleʃir] verbe intransitif1. [se ployer] to bend2. [baisser] to fall3. [céder] to weaken -
6 trembler
trembler [tʀɑ̃ble]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verbb. ( = avoir peur) trembler pour qn/qch to fear for sb/sth• trembler à la pensée or à l'idée de qch to tremble at the thought of sth* * *tʀɑ̃bleverbe intransitif1) [personne, mains, jambes] to shake, to tremble2) [voix] (de colère, joie) to tremble, to shake; ( de vieillesse) to quaver; [son, note] to waver3) [immeuble, plancher] to shakela terre a encore tremblé en Californie — ( légèrement) there have been tremors again in California; ( tremblement de terre) there has been another earthquake in California
faire trembler quelque chose — to shake something, to make something shake
4) ( avoir peur) to tremble5) [lumière, flamme, image] to flicker6) [feuilles] to quiver; ( mouvement très doux) to shiver* * *tʀɑ̃ble vito tremble, to shaketrembler de [froid, fièvre] — to shiver with, to tremble with, [peur] to shake with, to tremble with
* * *trembler verb table: aimer vi1 [personne, mains, jambes] to shake (de with), to tremble; trembler de tout son corps ou de tous ses membres to shake ou tremble all over;2 [voix] (de colère, joie) to tremble, to shake (de with); ( de vieillesse) to quaver; [son, note] to waver;3 [immeuble, plancher] to shake; la terre a encore tremblé en Californie ( légèrement) there have been tremors again in California; ( tremblement de terre) there has been another earthquake in California; faire trembler qch to shake sth, to make sth shake; faire trembler les vitres to make the windows shake ou rattle;4 ( avoir peur) to tremble (devant before); trembler pour qn to fear for sb; trembler à l'idée de faire to tremble at the thought of doing; je tremble qu'il ne s'aperçoive de mon erreur I'm terrified he'll notice my mistake; faire trembler qn to terrify sb;5 [lumière, flamme, image] to flicker;6 [feuilles] to quiver; ( mouvement très doux) to shiver.trembler comme une feuille to shake like a leaf.[trɑ̃ble] verbe intransitif1. [personne]trembler de peur to tremble ou to shake ou to shudder with feartrembler de froid to shiver ou to tremble with coldtrembler de rage to tremble ou to quiver with angertrembler de tout son corps ou de tous ses membres to be shaking ou to be trembling all over, to be all of a tremble[paupière] to twitch[flamme, lueur] to flicker[gelée] to wobblela terre a tremblé there's been an earthquake ou an earth tremor4. [avoir peur] to tremble (with fear)trembler devant quelqu'un/quelque chose to stand in fear of somebody/somethingtrembler pour (la vie de) quelqu'un to fear for somebody ou somebody's lifetrembler à la pensée de/quea. [de crainte] to tremble at the thought of/thatb. [d'horreur] to shiver at the thought of/that -
7 balancer
balancer [balɑ̃se]➭ TABLE 31. transitive verbe. ( = équilibrer) [+ compte] to balance2. reflexive verba. ( = osciller) [bras, jambes] to swing ; [bateau] to rock ; [branches] to sway ; [personne] (sur une balançoire) to swing ; (sur une bascule) to seesaw• ne te balance pas sur ta chaise ! don't tip your chair back!b. ( = se jeter) (inf) to throw o.s.* * *balɑ̃se
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1) ( faire osciller) [vent] to sway [branches]; to swing [cordage]2) (colloq) ( jeter) to chuck (colloq), to throw [projectile, ordures] ( sur at); to chuck out (colloq), to throw out [vieux habits, objets inutiles]3) (colloq) ( dire) ( brutalement) to toss off [phrases, réponse]; ( pêle-mêle) to bandy [something] about [chiffres]4) (colloq) ( dénoncer)5) to balance [compte]
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verbe intransitif1) ( osciller) [branches] to sway; [corde, trapèze] to swing; [bateau] to rock2) ( hésiter)balancer entre deux personnes — to hesitate ou be torn between two people
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se balancer verbe pronominal1) ( se mouvoir) [personne, animal] to sway; [bateau] to rock2) (colloq) ( se jeter)se balancer du sixième étage — to fling oneself off the sixth GB ou seventh US floor
* * *balɑ̃se1. vt1) (= faire osciller) to swing2) (= lancer) to fling3) * (= renvoyer, jeter) to chuck out *2. vi1) (= osciller) to swing2) figEntre les deux mon coeur balance. — My heart is torn between the two of them.
* * *balancer verb table: placerA vtr1 ( faire osciller) [vent] to sway [branches]; to swing [cordage]; balancer les bras/jambes to swing one's arms/legs; balancer la tête to rock one's head; balancer la queue to wag its tail; il balançait la tête de droite à gauche he was rocking his head from right to left;2 ○( jeter) to chuck○, to throw [projectile, ordures]; balance-moi le tournevis chuck ou pitch○ US me the screwdriver; arrête de balancer des cailloux! stop chucking stones!; balancer qch par la fenêtre or vitre to chuck ou pitch○ sth out of the window; balancer qch sur qch/qn to chuck sth at sth/sb; balancer une gifle à qn to whack sb○; balancer des coups de pied dans qch to kick sth;3 ○( se débarrasser de) to chuck out○, to throw out [vieux habits, objets inutiles]; j'ai balancé tous mes bibelots I've chucked out all my trinkets;4 ○( dire) ( brutalement) to toss off [phrases, réponse]; ( pêle-mêle) to bandy [sth] about [chiffres]; balancer des statistiques/dates à la figure de qn to fling statistics/dates at sb; balancer une nouvelle à qn to break the news to sb brutally; je leur ai balancé: ‘je m'en fiche!’ ‘I don't give a damn○!’ I flung back at them;5 ○( dénoncer) balancer qn to squeal on sb◑; être balancé or se faire balancer par qn to be squealed on by sb; il a menacé de balancer tout ce qu'il sait he's threatened to come out with everything he knows;6 Compta to balance [compte].B vi1 ( osciller) [branches] to sway; [corde, trapèze] to swing; [bateau] to rock;2 ( hésiter) balancer entre deux choix/personnes to hesitate ou be torn between two choices/people; il balance entre le ‘oui’ et le ‘non’ he is wavering between ‘yes’ and ‘no’; entre les deux mon cœur balance my heart is torn between the two.C se balancer vpr1 ( se mouvoir) [personne, animal] to sway; [bateau] to rock; elle se balance au rythme de la musique she is swaying to the rhythm of the music; se balancer d'un pied sur l'autre to shift from one foot to the other; se balancer de gauche à droite to sway from left to right; se balancer au bout d'une liane/d'un trapèze to swing on a creeper/a trapeze; se balancer sur sa chaise to rock on one's chair; cesse de te balancer (sur ta chaise)! stop rocking on your chair!;2 ○( se jeter) se balancer dans le vide to throw oneself into space; se balancer du sixième étage to fling oneself off the sixth GB ou seventh US floor.je m'en balance◑ I don't give a damn◑.[balɑ̃se] verbe transitif1. [bras, hanches] to swing[bébé] to rock[personne - dans un hamac] to push[se débarrasser de - personne]4. (familier) [donner - coup] to give[lancer - livre, clefs] to chuck ou to toss (over)5. (familier) [dire - insulte] to hurl6. (très familier & argot milieu) [dénoncer - bandit] to shop (très familier & UK), to squeal on (très familier) (inseparable) ; [ - complice] to rat on (inseparable)7. FINANCE [budget, compte] to balance————————[balɑ̃se] verbe intransitif————————se balancer verbe pronominal intransitif1. [osciller - personne] to rock, to sway ; [ - train] to roll, to sway ; [ - navire] to roll, to pitch ; [ - branche] to sway2. [sur une balançoire] to swing[sur une bascule] to seesaw3. [se compenser] to balanceprofits et pertes se balancent profits and losses cancel each other out, the account balances4. (familier & locution) -
8 défaillir
défaillir [defajiʀ]➭ TABLE 13 intransitive verba. ( = s'évanouir) to faintb. [forces, mémoire] to fail ; [courage, volonté] to falter* * *defajiʀverbe intransitif1) ( s'évanouir) to faint2) ( faiblir) [mémoire, santé] to fail* * *defajiʀ vi1) [personne] to come over faint2) [mémoire] to fail3) (moralement) to waver* * *défaillir verb table: assaillir vi1 ( s'évanouir) to faint; se sentir défaillir to feel faint; défaillir de faim/de peur to feel faint with hunger/with fear; elle défaillait de bonheur fig she was overcome with happiness;2 ( faiblir) [mémoire, santé] to fail; soutenir qn sans défaillir to show unflinching support for sb.[defajir] verbe intransitif1. [être près de s'évanouir] to be about to faint ou on the verge of fainting2. [s'amollir]3. [forces, mémoire] to fail -
9 flancher
➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb[cœur] to give out* * *(colloq) flɑ̃ʃe verbe intransitif1) ( manquer de courage) to lose one's nerve; ( ne plus faire face) to crack up; ( devant une décision) to crack2) ( faiblir) [cœur, moteur] to give out; [mémoire] to let [somebody] down; [jambes] to go wobbly* * *flɑ̃ʃe vi1) (= cesser de fonctionner) to fail2) (= perdre courage) to quit* * *flancher○ verb table: aimer vi1 ( manquer de courage) to lose one's nerve; ( ne plus faire face) to crack up; il est en train de flancher ( devant une décision) he's coming round GB ou around US; ( dans une crise) he's cracking up; ce n'est pas le moment de flancher this is no time to lose one's nerve;2 ( faiblir) [cœur, moteur] to give out; [mémoire] to let [sb] down; j'ai la mémoire qui flanche my memory lets me down ou is going; j'ai les jambes qui flanchent my legs have gone wobbly.[flɑ̃ʃe] verbe intransitifj'ai la mémoire qui flanche my memory's giving out on ou failing me2. [manquer de courage] to waver -
10 ondoyer
ondoyer [ɔ̃dwaje]➭ TABLE 8 intransitive verb* * *ɔ̃dwajeverbe intransitif [paysage, chevelure] to undulate; [démarche, blé] to sway; [flamme] to flutter* * *ɔ̃dwaje1. vi[drapeau, drap, ombre] to ripple, to undulate2. vtRELIGION to baptize (a baby or child who is not expected to live)* * *ondoyer verb table: employerB vi [paysage, chevelure] to undulate; [démarche, blé] to sway; [flamme, rideau] to flutter.[ɔ̃dwaje] verbe intransitif[lumière, ruisseau] to ripple————————[ɔ̃dwaje] verbe transitif -
11 merdouiller
v. intrans. To 'dither off course', to become embroiled in details and waver from one's intended course of action. -
12 patriotard
I.n. m. 'Flag-waver', chauvinist.II.adj. Chauvinistic, over-patriotic. -
13 atermoyer
= hésiterDictionnaire juridique, politique, économique et financier > atermoyer
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14 vaciller
= hésiterDictionnaire juridique, politique, économique et financier > vaciller
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15 hésiter
COS esità, dubitàEN to hesitate, to waver
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